Chaotic release procedures at HMP Chelmsford were flagged to the prisons minister last year Chaotic release procedures at HMP Chelmsford were flagged to the prisons minister last year Ministers were warned by a watchdog that prisoners were “falling through the cracks” of chaotic release procedures at the jail that mistakenly freed a convicted child sex offender. An annual report on HMP Chelmsford uncovered “a litany of issues and errors” including “a mix-up of release dates” when letting out a